Urban road cyclability: indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil
How people move around in large Brazilian cities reflects a process of production and appropriation of urban space. The transport system is characterised by the increasing rate of individual motorisation and the precariousness of public transport services. The general objective of this paper is to...
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How people move around in large Brazilian cities reflects a process of production and appropriation of urban space. The transport system is characterised by the increasing rate of individual motorisation and the precariousness of public transport services. The general objective of this paper is to evaluate the level of road cycling in the city of Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais/Brazil, based on the proposition and analysis of indicators to assess the degree of adequacy of urban roads for bicycle use as a transport mode. The results indicate that many of the roads in Belo Horizonte have good cycling levels. Given its topography and climate, these findings go against commonly held views that consider the municipality inappropriate for cycling as a mode of transport. In reality, Belo Horizonte has a very underused high cycling potential, especially if there were investments to expand the exclusive/preferred road infrastructure.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a91524773c443e2807ae8d8f7a850d42023-09-01T16:42:49ZengUniversidade de BrasíliaSustentabilidade em Debate2177-76752179-90672023-08-0114210.18472/SustDeb.v14n2.2023.48691Urban road cyclability: indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil Carlos Lobo0Guilherme Francisco do Nascimento Pinto1Ph.D. in Geography, Postdoctoral Researcher in Demography, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, IGC/UFMG, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilMaster’s in Environmental Systems Analysis and Modeling, Environmental Analyst, Amplo Engineering and Project Management Ltda., AMPLO, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil How people move around in large Brazilian cities reflects a process of production and appropriation of urban space. The transport system is characterised by the increasing rate of individual motorisation and the precariousness of public transport services. The general objective of this paper is to evaluate the level of road cycling in the city of Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais/Brazil, based on the proposition and analysis of indicators to assess the degree of adequacy of urban roads for bicycle use as a transport mode. The results indicate that many of the roads in Belo Horizonte have good cycling levels. Given its topography and climate, these findings go against commonly held views that consider the municipality inappropriate for cycling as a mode of transport. In reality, Belo Horizonte has a very underused high cycling potential, especially if there were investments to expand the exclusive/preferred road infrastructure. https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sust/article/view/48961CyclabilityUrban mobilityActive TransportNon-Motorized Transport |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Lobo Guilherme Francisco do Nascimento Pinto Urban road cyclability: indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil Sustentabilidade em Debate Cyclability Urban mobility Active Transport Non-Motorized Transport |
| title | Urban road cyclability: indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil |
| title_full | Urban road cyclability: indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Urban road cyclability: indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban road cyclability: indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil |
| title_short | Urban road cyclability: indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil |
| title_sort | urban road cyclability indicators for the municipality of belo horizonte mg brazil |
| topic | Cyclability Urban mobility Active Transport Non-Motorized Transport |
| url | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sust/article/view/48961 |
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